Insomnia and suicidal ideation and behaviors in former and current U.S. service members: Does depression mediate the relations?

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 252, Issue , 2017, Pages 296-302

  Allan, Nicholas P ^a,b,c   Conner, Kenneth R ^d   Pigeon, Wilfred R ^d,e   Gros, Daniel F ^a,b   Salami, Temilola K ^f   Stecker, Tracy ^a,b  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective somatic symptoms of depression; Cognitive symptoms of depression; Insomnia; Suicidal Behavior; Suicidal Ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MILITARY SERVICE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; SUICIDE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85015092138     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.03.009     Document Type: Article

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